UK faces 'Baltic snow storm' which has '70 per cent chance' of hammering England

James Rodger

10 November 2024 at 1:55 pm·2-min read

UK faces 'Baltic snow storm' which has '70 per cent chance' of hammering England — -Credit: (Image: Reach Publishing Services Limited)

UK weather maps show snowfall sweeping the UK - with areas braced for a "Baltic storm" and downturn in conditions as we head towards Christmas. With November continuing, WX Charts maps and charts show there is the prospect of accumulations of the white stuff as we head towards the middle part of the month.

On November 19, Netweather TV maps show snow in the west of England near the Welsh border with between 60 and 70 per cent chance of seeing snowfall. The west of Wales will also be at higher risk of snow as we head towards the middle portion of the penultimate month of the year.

November 20 sees the snow risk moves to the southeast of England, with much of Essex and London enduring the coldest conditions with the area looking at a 50 per cent chance. Snow is then forecast across the eastern side of the UK on November 21.

The white stuff could stretch from areas in Scotland all the way down to Suffolk and Norfolk in England. “There’s no snow in the current forecast period,” Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon told i. “The long-range outlook suggests a chance of some more unsettled weather in some parts of the west later in the month, and there remains a chance of some periods of northerly winds dropping temperatures at times.

“This isn’t unusual for the time of year and there also remains some continued detail to work out later in the month on exactly how the conditions will develop.” Another model from TheWeatherOutlook projects substantial snow depths by November 24, with some areas, particularly in Scotland, expected to see up to 25cm of snow.

The image shows accumulations primarily across the northern regions, with snow depths of 15cm to 25cm forecast for the Scottish Highlands too.

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